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Friday, June 27, 1947 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page Five “” Is Superb Dramatic Movie

“Great Expectations,” which is now showing at the Valen­ tine Theatre is a strange and emotional telling of a strange and Murphy’s Son Selling Nine Productions Ballet Mechanics Alexander Knox In troubled love story that adds up to a superb motion picture. Work At Columbia With careful attention to detail, the production evokes a rare Off Family’s Wares “The Sign Of The RamH HOLLYWOOD — Five new mood of suspense, sometimes with love, but always abundantly HOLLYWOOD — George Alexander Knox returns to filled with drama and interest.; ----- Murphy believes in encourag­ features scheduled for June his home studio, Columbia, fol­ There is enough action in the, starting dates will keep Colum­ lowing a two-picture loanout, to Universal-International release! VJULiltHfr vrlrt | ing youthful initiative. play the male starring role as for a blood-and-thundcr saga,I VTJ/ ’A*’ The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bia Pictures at the same produc­ ...... the husband of Susan Peters in ■—-nigh young and beautiful ro-l^ star, soon to be seen with tion peak maintained during the .” Knox, •snee for a tender love story,I Elizabeth Taylor and Mary past month when nine pictures Astor in “Cynthia,” has been whose last appearance for Co­ i enough cobwebs and horror in simultaneous production set a lumbia was with Irene Dunne in for a mystery picture. But alll'^- helping his son, Dennis, 9, in “high” for the year. “Over 21.” has since teamed are presented with complete re-1 his after-school business. with Rosalind Russell In “Sis*er straint, and all are in excellent! George drags onto the lawn Heading the June list is the Kenny” and with taste. I packing cases on which Den­ “The Mating of Millie McGon- in “Indian Summer,” both at Adapted from Charles!^ igle” starring Evelyn Keyes. nis sets up a curbside stand. % ■Si RKO. will direct Dickens’ great novel, the film! Wares are soft drinks and The other four are: “When a Sign of the Ram.” film adapta­ prominently displays the talentsr fruits “borrowed” from the Girl’s Beautiful,” musical with tion of Margaret Ferguson’s best­ selling novel, which Irving Cum­ of two of England's best players Murphy ice-box, any toys McDonald directing, in the starring roles, John Mills Dennis can find, comic books, Frank mings will produce for Colum­ and Valerie Hobson. The stars, and new magazines Murphy Adele Jergens and Stephen R bia release. along with a technically and hasn’t had a chance to read. Dunne heading castings to date SMART DOG emotionally perfect supporting “At this rate,” Murphy “Last Days of Boot Hill, Daisy, the screen’s smartest cast make the picture one of the reckons, “the family will be Charles Starrett-Smiley Burn­ dog, appears with Jane Withers broke in two weeks!’!’ finest viewed in recent years. ette Western, to be followed by SO f and Robert Lowery in Pino The story tells of Pip. a black­ “Six Gun Law,” another in the Thomas’ “Danger Street,” a Par­ smith’s apprentice, who as a ■■ W amount release. Daisy receives child befriends an escaped con-1 Butch Jenkins Gets popular “Durango Kid” series; 'it, /a . >man. The woman, who has! AIR CONDITIONED “Summer Holiday,” to show mand Schaefer, and the first of I neen mourning for 25 years over! I .V, an unhappy love affair, has! and Frank Mor­ several to be filmed in Cine- gan a “postcard,” four feet by color. adopted a beautiful young girl,I six,' bearing signatures of Estella. I Ana. Carrying over from May to •'y'/AT ■ Idarko, Oklahoma, school chil June are: W * % riirrnm Later Pip is told that he has! TRUE TO HER NAME, Jayne Idren. “Great Expectations,” for some! Meadows likes to spend most 1I His. recentiCVCIIl M-G-M film, “My “It Had to Be You,” Ginger yow^ unknown person who plans to I of her free time outdoors, Rogers- comedy; leave him a fortune when he She prefers playclothes be- lBrorher Talks to Horse8' “,” in MINTCAM FANS . . . Dance Director David Linchine instructs premiere ballerina Cyd Cha- “Stod Apoligizing 4 Ituring him with Peter Lawford Cinecolor starring Jon Hal; risse in the workings of an exceedingly miniature camera. I.ichine took shots of the dancer comes of age, and in the mean-1 cause they are cool and com- landauu BeverlyOCVCil Tyler,2 was spon- For George^ time, this unknown benefactor! fortable as well as stylish. Isored^bv^thp ihnnl “The Double Take,” the cast during an intricate number fur M G M's technicolor film, “The Unlinhihed Dance,” dramatic will give him a large allowance.! Miss Meadows will be seen ■. - \- - " —1 superinten­ headed by Franchot Tone, Janet story of the ballet. Apley . He believes the old woman has! next in M GM's “Song of the dent. A thousand theater tickets Blair. and Adele invent i adopted him, and uses the money! Thin Man.” were issued for sale by the stu­ Jergens; “The Last Round-up,” SE HA BI. A ESPANOL <5 to live as a gentleman. * I ’ ------dents who retained 10 per cent curent Gene Autry Western; Nine New Films Will Keep Dick Powell, who speaks frl Meanwhile, Estella, whom P’P|T-T . ■« T T *3 .for their athletic fund. and “The Sea Hound,” serial Spanish fluently, will do the All participating signed the loves, announces she plans tolXjLLl.LLOI.1. JLXH.S teaming , Jimmy narration for the Spanish ver­ tnarry another. Pip then learns! panel, and forwarded it to Lloyd and Pamela Blake. Columbia At Peak In July it was the escaped convict, nowlpv j yv < Butch. At last reports, he was sion of “Assigned to Treasury,” a wealthy Australian, who has! copying each name into his au- “So Evil My Love’* Eight new features and a serial scheduled for July starting the Columbia picture in which adopted him, and in addition,! tograph t>ook. dates have kept Columbia Studios at a production peak main­ he and Signe Hasso are co­ that Estella is the daughter oflv < . a a IF?.. a i r> starred. Gets Big Press Play tained during May and June. In addition, three of Columbia’s most & convict and a woman who is 11 n Pn s -j | i n Imery And Kooney — Staid London important pictures of the year will continue through June into fc FMJ Late ^nurderess. 1X11. £ d.U.LlllC IReach Milestones dailies are giving unusual pho­ When Estella learns of her ah-l HOLLYWOOD—“She grabs al HOLLYWOOD—A couple of tographic play to location shoot­ July. restry, she returns to the dingy custard ie and tosses R *nt his Hollywood film veterans-Wai- ing on “So Evil My Love,” the Heading the list of new July features will be “The Sign of < *»crae Mansion. Pip follows her, andlface G, pace Beery and Mickey Rooney Hal Wallis-British Paramount th< r Ram.,, Irving Cummings (A in a dramatic scene, rips down! * ’ ’ - -,,.!—added new chapters to their Productions picture starring Ray production starring Susan Peters dolph Flothow; “Devil Ship,” the dusty drapes to let the light! To ^b^ Normand, Floi^|careers thjg weeR on the Milland, Ann Todd and Gerald­ and Alexander Knox, with John ^arti® ° n ey _produc„tion; In. Estella realizes her love forl^lnc^ anc^ other comedy Queens|stages. ine Fitzgerald. Introduci Pip, and the picture ends with!0* the silent flickers this was the! tipp—. wn„_,4 Sturges directing, and “Thei “Phantom Valley,” Charles Star- the two leaving the morbidl1710^ familiar of the stage direc-| Beery wound tip what the rec­ The Evening News front-paged • . .rett-Smiley Burnette Western, < Pfggy Cummins house handJnTand m°rbldhions for the day’s acting chores. 1^ 250th motion pic- and other papers gave promi­ ,” Robert Louis Ste- c0]bert Clark producing; “Black, nent display to photos showing venson classic which W?H_ s!ar uStory.va of a Dog,” Ted Richmond Su ■< *I"R. Thi« rim nl was a new one to Betty Hut-I„ F<» A1,as A Gentleman, and Louis Hayward. Xdwaxd SmalL pobcrf Cohn production; “Prince ■c *UDI* hv dT lton’ but the blonde dvnamo|K°oney started “Killer McCoy,” the troupe working at Lincoln’s ». o ifcyio Yd^f ling—Technicolor wi 1 produce. of tke stallions.” to be produced IOr»tllT IMrG A Rr, U Inn, Cheyney Row, Regents Pass Alw Flr«t-Run Jjf- '’The Perils with Anthony Havelock-A.tan he? ^le 1“ Roo^gained jnuch of hl, and other locales about the em­ The other films which go be-! by John Haggott; “The Wreck L«on E'rnlX. < pire city. Upon completion of fore the cameras during the of the Hesperus,” to be produced T Tue . Wed.. >1 Of Pauline" as executive producer, the sarne|white the early day serial|ear^y screpn prominence in roles •NENOEZVOUS W^H rNNI? exteriors, which have been draw­ month are: “The Crime Doc-'by Wallace MacDonald, and “The Eddi» Albert, f RLi*?rl®w» three men who did similar jobs ’, f e °®y “Thelwi,h Beery- first in “Ah’ Wilder- ing large crowds of star-gazing tors Gamble,” Warner Baxter, Lone Rider,” Western serial to • HOW 00 1 .» 0 0” .n “Bhth. Spirit” .nd “Brieffeerns'of Pauline’" "ess!” then in “Stablemates.” starrer to be produced by Ru-!be produced by . Bert Gordon. Ha rviWon Zoll I AIR-CONDITIONED spectators, the company moves < Frl . Sat ■- Encounter.” The story waslrerns 01 t auune- I ------to Denham Studios for balance . “IF I’M LU-tY adapted for the screen by the! “I’ve become a detrd shot with!SLFZACK CHRISTENS PLANE Peen' c«‘ of filming. Lewis Allen directs. Oarmen Miraida. Ha-r» 4bove three gentlemen. Bernard|femon meringue at six paces,”! HOLLYWOOD — Walter Sle- “CARAVAN Te/'t- h es and Francis L. Sullivan|sbe now boasts. “With butter-lzack, one of- Hollywood’s most Cft’Wren P"- Piil.M I.XS Ml' die top feature roles su-lsc°tcb I’m g°°d for five out oflair-minded actors, has christened! der 12 frt e'i peroly.. Isix bull’s-eyes.” Ihis new Navion plane “The Pi- Two Juvenile stars are intro-| . Actually, tossing pies was a Irate,” in honor of the Techni-I 4> • —NO W-fc- duced in the J Arthur Rank|simple chore for Betty in “Thelcolor film in which he has a Sban'i MUi ■> Sonny \ jC Diana presentation namely Jean Sim-lBfr11! <£ PaoHne.” For thelprincipal role. He will fly the TUFTS LYNN mons, who plays Estella as alBlonde BornbsheH. while emu-lplane to his Bucks County, Penn- Barrv/Frugerald in girl, and Anthony Wager who the daredevil feats of herlsylvania, faim as soon as the TONyY^CKO'S Pip as a lad. They are excellexjtlprototype’ Pearl White, alsolpicture is completed. "EASY<^? In their debut* (demonstrated her prowess in the| —‘-----— ------/ —PLUS— Th. technical phase, of thek^^hn-°'loS?PStiCk t0T m°d “S° Y°U WaiU To NEW BEAUTIFUL J ^en. Mort comely*. film are excellent, with the phol iGamble” Short iiiux tography laurels going to Guyl The Huttontot, for example.! -ROSE ROOkf * Green. Iwas called upon to engage in alneiore Cameras ' ______F’P6 tomato slinging duel with al “So You Want To Gamble”. VRONT A CONSAUL MS. I bunch of hecklers She stretches satire on various systems of CHURCH Pldgeon And Director lher leading man John Lund, andlmaking qulck and mo Recall Salesman Davs 1“ TP]e °f characters,lowIwtll go before the cameras at F? iMd Hit |j Ikecail salesman Days ■ with free-wheeling haymakerslWarner Bros. next week as the ■m ri HOLLYWOOD—It was a Un wild fisticuffs. Isixth in the new Joe McDoakes tossup as to whether Wai- I In another melee she puncheslseries of comedy shorts. ter Pidgeon or Director Vio- la lion in the nose and then kicks! George O'Hanlon is starrorl tn A>r Saville knew the most I the startled king of beasts in thel the featurette, with Dick Bare Swu ERI-v sat DOORS spoilt salesmanship. posterior. She cuts up in black- and Dave Swift doing the scri t OPEN «rJhwSCtene ^aS th*,’et ?£ lfare and a six‘ply padded cns*land Bare directing. 11 A. M. ’If Winter Comes, Pid- Itume in a burlesque of a South-1------——------—______kJ geon’s next picture after lern plantation mammy. I / •nd h'» ’ll CP^TTHRll\> • LOVE • ACTION! “The Secret Heart,” and in I “I should have received i ll y 28th this scene Pidgeon and Del> Istunt check for each day IIMeet Your Friends' n Cover er orrah Kerr meet in an Eng- Iworked in the film!” she shouts II at HANK SKAMPOS «fcing lish village drygoods Store. II Actually of course the belli II Naw Beautiful t Pidgeon mentioned that he Ifrom Battle Creek Is ideally1 ’ MILLS-HOBSON fell right at home in the se- Isuited by temperament anc’ quence. [[training for this roughhousc “Not more than I,” re- [comedy. Her uninhibited per IBELE Oar Sandwich CvitM marked Saville. “My first [sonality and her madcap antic: job in 1912, was selling fur- |in putting over a song startec CUUJ.TA* nishings in London's ‘Wat- |^er on ^ie rocky road to success, ing and Gillows.’ ” [when she was a Broadway en- ESTHER WILLI/ Wi “You have nothing on Itertainer. me,” retorted Pidgeon. “I [ Since coming to Hollywooc once sold materials behind |she has continued her screwbal the counter of a New Bruns- [capers on and off the sounc TREMAINSVILLE PARK CAFE N A WEEK €^r wick department store!” [stages and in films she has led Qimn GARDENS 2(>0g Broadway ' .... I a vigorous life bordering on the Pregents Z470 TREMANVILLE ROAD (1 Block Walbridge Park) mtrn D T [violent which has included t —Pr n ts— Delicious'Food ** oigns uay 10 [bruising succession of acrobatics Finest Drinks uOng-Term Contract |rear-end falls and nosedives. Offering Fine Mickey Phillips Michael Curtiz Productions! N° wnndcr that she’s Holly- Foods K ’DOORS O DANC has signed Dori Day, band andl^0. leading contender for the Dancing DAILY supper club songtress, to an ex-|ladieS slaPstlck championship. 7 Nites A Everv 11;X5 elusive long-term contract. Her| r ’mrir Mickj^f >1 lol? “X“ck Caras?nad,nH8 Actor Doughs Fo^ley and Week! X Every Night m Orch o”X xOn ..*Rnd I've in San Diego Cai & s rnanea in r" \u JWhlle he Is working in Pine- Fats Mason Warner Bros. 3 r^ase phon”’’ ,"Jl'hngIe Flifih'” ,or At tlyt PiftQo & his Orchestra UJ /quBuis And His Pal George and II is Trio with TX release. paramount, he commutes bed Never TWO JAC’t Miss Day, 22-year-old blonde,[tween his home and Hollywood | “THE RHYTHM JTli>5 King of the Ivories Joe BacareMa—Lou Ruggles A Door MAKERS” flpiajlng Your Favorite HITS UCitKiCOlOl was formerly featured vocalit|by plane. I Or Cover DANCING NIGHTLY with the bands of Rudy Vallee, 9 p. m. to 1 DANCE TUNES <0 Except Monday & Tuesday BROUGH a Charge JI DELICIOUS DINNERS Fred Waring and Les Brown.’ 2 a. m. Always a wide selection of BACK! ’ RALPH LONG’S CHICKEN — STEAK — CHOPS Choice Liquors—Wines—Beers ROBERT • “The GHOST She recently completed a supper 8\XinVICHES of All Kinds Sandwiches of All Kinds ■“L «snr>; v.TST’L club engagement in New York, Served Daily from S P. M. which resulted in her testing Ifill ARAMS to Close and signing by Curtiz. ST. Toledo's Most Reautijul Restaurant Curtiz will direct "Romance t»« J and Nite Club In H'gh C," with Alex Gottlieb m mr Ba*. TRACY HAS “SUN CAR” ^UOUM'FOMS RIRVFLIJUtER HOLLYWOOD — Spencer wn CLUI Cummleye— M. Mont* Tracy has become such a sun ad­ In ‘THE CHASE” \l'resents Where All Toledo Dit^^rtd. Drinks BRencer Tracy dict that for the first time in and Richard G • Alan Robert Low-ry Ml STANLEY AND LI “PAS HOUSE KIDS** his life he’s driving an open-top jACK\and JILL —NOW FEATURING- alio lark Oak HELEN oh JO. 0111 car—t new black convertible Well known kiol'do Brother- and-Sister ■ sbriimlnj team JERfptFODOll coupe. And what a kidding YEAGER who will jha'X ’,ur favorite quor—Beef--Win* Tracy took from Director George Entertaining At tunea on Instruments Open Daily \. M. and M<- MERRY JESTERS X Sidney when he drove his new! every ,<• v to 2:30 A.j&L EVERY NIGHT/P.M. TO 2 A.M. EXCEPT MONDAY THE ORGAN FRL, RA< »nu NITR Open Sunday I P. M. rar to the set of M-G-M’s “Cass| Cocktail Hour: DELICIOUS Dfk .ERS Serving Delicious Full Course Dinners From Tr Naney Kelly >» ...di—ri,,r. v Served Daily LfLudinr R oF -d Grarn In Timberlane.” The seat cover-) 5 to J Nitely: to 2:30 A M. STANLEY | D LIVINGSTON •UCHELORi • 'til 1:30 a. m. Sun da % grntn noon > o p. m. 5:30 P. M. if RS” William (l» ^<1 JES” Mr. Tracy’s “buggy” are bright I Staskiewicz, ilfe r, with Kay Franrta red! I mo cover or excise tax M COM OR MINIMUM l«iRM Frank Salwisz, 0n^ tier Bar Open Daily 9. JU A. M. to 2:30 A. M. COX ESC NO